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http://dx.doi.org/10.21289/KSIC.2017.20.3.205

Worst-case Delay Analysis of Time-Triggered 802.15.4 for Wireless Industrial Environments

Kim, Hyun-Hee (Department of Control and Instrumentation Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Lee, Kyung-Chang (Department of Control and Instrumentation Engineering, Pukyong National University)

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Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence / v.20, no.3, 2017 , pp. 205-212 More about this Journal

Abstract

This paper focuses on worst-case delay analysis of the time-triggered IEEE 802.15.4 protocol to satisfy the industrial quality-of-service (QoS) performance. The IEEE 802.15.4 protocol is considered to be unsuitable for industrial networks because its medium access control method is contention-based CSMA/CA, which exhibits unstable performance with an unbounded delay distribution under heavy traffic. To avoid these limitations, this paper presents a time-triggered version of the nonbeacon-enabled network of IEEE 802.15.4 that relies on a time division multiplexing access (TDMA) method implemented in the application layer without any modification of specification. The timing analysis of this time-triggered IEEE 802.15.4 was executed, and the worst-case transmission delay was calculated. Based on this analysis, the time-triggered IEEE 802.15.4 is a promising alternative for wireless industrial networking.

Keywords

IEEE 802.15.4; Worst-case Delay; Quality-of-Service; Time Division Multiplexing Access;

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